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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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