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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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