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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources