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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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