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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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