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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education