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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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