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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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