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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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