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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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