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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources