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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education