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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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