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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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