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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Pros And Cons