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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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