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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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