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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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