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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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