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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines 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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