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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education