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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education