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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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