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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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