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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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