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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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