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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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