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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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