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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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