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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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