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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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