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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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