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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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