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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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