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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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