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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education