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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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