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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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