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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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