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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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