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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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