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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education