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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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