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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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