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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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