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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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