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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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