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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education