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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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