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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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