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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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