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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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