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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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