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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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