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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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