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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources