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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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