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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources