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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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