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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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