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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources