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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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