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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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