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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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