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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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