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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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