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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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