Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies 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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