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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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