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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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