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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes 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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