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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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