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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources