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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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