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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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