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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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