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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources