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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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