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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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