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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education