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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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