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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources