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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education