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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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