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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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