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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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