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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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