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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)