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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education