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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources