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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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