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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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