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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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