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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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