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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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