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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources