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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)