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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education