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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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