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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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