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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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