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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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