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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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