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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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