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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources