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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 (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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