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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education