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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education