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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources