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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OER). As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates? How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. 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.

There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. For more details please visit this MOOC book site.

MOOCs And Open Educational Resources