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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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