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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources