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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources