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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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