Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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