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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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