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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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