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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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