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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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