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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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