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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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