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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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