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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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