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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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