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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources