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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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