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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education