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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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