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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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