Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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