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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers 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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