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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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