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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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