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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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