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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massively Open Online Courses