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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education