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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources