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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources