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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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