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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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