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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources