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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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