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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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