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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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