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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources