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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources