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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education