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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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