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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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