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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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