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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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