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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education