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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Pros And Cons