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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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