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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education