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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources