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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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