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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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