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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key 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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