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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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