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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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