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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education