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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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