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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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