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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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