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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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