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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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