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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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