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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education