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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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