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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources