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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education