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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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