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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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