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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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