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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education