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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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