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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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