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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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