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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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