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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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