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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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