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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education