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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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