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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education