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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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