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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education