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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources