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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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