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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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