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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies 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 educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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