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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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