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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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