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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education