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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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