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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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