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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education