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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education