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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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