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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources