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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education