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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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