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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources