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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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