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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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