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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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