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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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