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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education