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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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