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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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