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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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