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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education