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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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