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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)