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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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