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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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