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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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