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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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