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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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