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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key 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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