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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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