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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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