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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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