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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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