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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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