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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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