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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources