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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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