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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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