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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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