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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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