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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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