Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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