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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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