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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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