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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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