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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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