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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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