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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What 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 optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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