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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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