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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education