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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)