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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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