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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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