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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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