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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates 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 Educational Resources