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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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