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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education