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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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