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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources