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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively 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 dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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