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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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