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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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