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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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