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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education