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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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