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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources