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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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