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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources