Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major 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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