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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education