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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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