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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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