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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources