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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources