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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key 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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