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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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