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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources