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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources