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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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