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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources