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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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