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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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