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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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