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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources