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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education