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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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