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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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