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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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