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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition