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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education