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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources