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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources