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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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