Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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