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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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