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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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