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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education