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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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