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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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