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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources