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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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