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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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