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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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