Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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