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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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