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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources