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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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