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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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