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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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