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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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