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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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