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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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