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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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