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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources