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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources