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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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