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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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