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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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