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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)