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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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