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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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