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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources