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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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