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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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