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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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