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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources