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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources