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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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