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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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