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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies 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 poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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