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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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