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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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