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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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