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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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