Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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