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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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