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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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