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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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