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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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