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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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