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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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