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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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