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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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