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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines 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