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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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