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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources