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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education