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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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