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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education