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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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