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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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