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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources