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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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