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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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