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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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