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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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