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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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