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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources