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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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