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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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