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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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