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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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