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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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