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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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