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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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