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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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