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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major 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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