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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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