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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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