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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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