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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education