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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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