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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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