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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources