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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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