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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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