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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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