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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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