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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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