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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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