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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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