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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education