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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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