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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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