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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education