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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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