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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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