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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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