Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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