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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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