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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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