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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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