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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources