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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education