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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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