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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the 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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