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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources