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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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