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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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