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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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