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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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