Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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