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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes 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 Educational Resources