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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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