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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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