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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers 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 classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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