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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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