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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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