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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle 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 issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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