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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources