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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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