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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources