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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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