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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. 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 teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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