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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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