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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education