Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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