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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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