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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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