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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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