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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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