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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources