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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources