Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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