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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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