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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not 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 online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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