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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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