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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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