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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education