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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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