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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education