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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources