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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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