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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education