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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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