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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education