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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different 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 stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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