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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)