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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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