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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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