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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources