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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education