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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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