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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education