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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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