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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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