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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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