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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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