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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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