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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education