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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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