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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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