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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education