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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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