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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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