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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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