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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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