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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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