Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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