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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)