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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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