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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education