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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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