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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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