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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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