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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education