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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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