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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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