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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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