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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources