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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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