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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources