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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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