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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources