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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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