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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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