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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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