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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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