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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education