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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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