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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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