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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations 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 MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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