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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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