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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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