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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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