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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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