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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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