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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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