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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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