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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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