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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources