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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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