Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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