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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education