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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources