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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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