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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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