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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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