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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important 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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