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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources