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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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