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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources