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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education