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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources