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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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