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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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