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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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