Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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