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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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