Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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