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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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