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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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