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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education