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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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