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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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