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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators 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 innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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