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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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