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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the 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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