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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources