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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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