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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education